Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| never / find / You / can / your car keys |
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| several times a year / breaks down / My car |
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| My parents / almost never / go on holiday |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| twice / me / Yesterday, / she / phoned |
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| go / to the gym / three times a week / I |
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| can / never / They / listen |
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| get up / at 8 a.m. / I / always |
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| I / eat / oranges / hardly ever |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| to help me / come / My parents / very often |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| always / ? / win / Does / Kevin |
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| soup / every other day / have / We |
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| five times / saw / it / I |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| listens / She / rarely / when you talk to her |
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| will / rarely / if you need it / help you / Tom |
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| go / do / you / How / often / to the disco? |
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| once a year / I / go / usually / to the dentist |
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| I / once a month / usually / go / to the hairdresser's |
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| go / you / every day / Do / to the gym / ? |
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| some help with the homework / need / usually / They |
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| often / late / John / is |
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| asking me questions / is / always / She |
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| Do / at home? / have lunch / usually / you |
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| have to go / day in, day out / I / shopping |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Do / feel tired? / you / often |
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| I travel a lot. I / some petrol / need / every other day. |
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| very often / in blue / She / dresses |
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| know / what to say / I / never |
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| in the mornings. / usually / am / Something is the matter with me. I / very tired |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| often / eats / for dinner / Mike / pizza |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| in green? / Can / always / I / dress |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
